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Housing in SE11 5UD

What the homes in SE11 5UD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kennington West & Vauxhall North
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,683 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (89.5%). Flats make up 94.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE11 5UDEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached1.5%31.5%
Terraced3.8%23%
Purpose-built flat89.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

16.8% of households in the SE11 5UD area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 7.9% own outright and 9% with a mortgage.

SE11 5UD
17%
23%
56%
England
  • Owned16.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4%1%
  • Private rented23.1%20.5%
  • Social rented55.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE11 5UDEngland
Owned outright7.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council34.6%8.3%
From a housing association21.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE11 5UDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.6%). 19.4% of households include dependent children.

SE11 5UDEngland
Living alone, under 6623.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.4%12.8%
Couple, no children12%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Lambeth

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lambeth (August 2026, +3.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

LambethEngland
All homes£2,525£1,459
One bedroom£1,882£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,342£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,682£1,489
Four or more£3,715£2,161
Detached£2,974£1,640
Semi-detached£3,377£1,449
Terraced£3,108£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,186£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE11 5UD (Kennington West & Vauxhall North) (about 1,683 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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